Configure Error Libpng = 1.2 Is Needed To Compile Inkscape

Since I try to always compile from source I went to the Inkscape site and downloaded what they say is necessary to successfully compile (there-s a specific section called "Compiling Inkscape"). If legitimate bugs are found or patches developed, please move them to the tracker rather than inlining them here. Sign up for the SourceForge newsletter: I agree to receive quotes, newsletters and other information from sourceforge.net and its partners regarding IT services and products. That leaves us stuck on RHEL4, which appears to come bundled with Inkscape 0.44 Meanwhile I'm watching all sorts of cool Inkscape tutorials on the web, but they use later versions. have a peek at these guys

Preparing your shell environment The following assumes that your root build directory is "/home/me/inkscape" and that it has a sub-directory named "install" which will serve as the installation point. Is it possible for the compiling intructions from Inkscape's site be wrong? 2.- Where can I find libboost-dev? Subscribing... Quote Postby jlehtone » 2012/09/23 07:27:59 i can't install !What? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389385

td0l2 Linux - Newbie 4 06-29-2004 10:59 PM All times are GMT -5. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own. The pango-1.24.5 package, on the other hand, requires cairo-1.8.8 and so must be built after the cairo package. This time I determined that gmodule is actually a library and it is provided by the glib-2.22.3 package. (At the end of the build process the install/lib directory contained 38 library

Not all of the packages listed here are the latest versions available at the time I performed the build.

I'm trying to build Inkscape 0.91 on Debian 7 (Wheezy).

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The packages are listed here in the order in which I built them. Top Xav Posts: 828 Joined: Fri May 08, 2009 1:18 am Location: UK Contact: Contact Xav Website Re: Problem installing Inkscape on Debian Quote Postby Xav » Tue Nov 17, 2015 If it doesn't, well that's what this page is for. Package gtkmm-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.

For example, we built libgtkmm from the package gtkmm-2.18.2, but got the library libgtkmm-2.4.so.1 This just adds to the confusion. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/some-issues-about-building-inkscape-from-source-649046/ When you add new files (or replace existing) files in system directories you are effectively contaminating the computer. I have libpng 1.2.7 installed. Contents 1 Notes 2 CMake Notes 3 OS & Distribution Specific 4 Package Config (pkg-config) 5 Dependencies 6 Developer Compilation Notes Inkscape 0.91 and earlier needs automake 1.7, 1.8, 1.10 or

I'm not at home right now but I'll be in about an hour. You will need the -devel versions of any relevent packages to compile. -mental Re: [Inkscape-user] configure error libpng From: Paul Campbell - 2006-11-28 18:39:53 Thanks, that worked. Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.

There aren't that many dependencies (depending on what you have installed already).

I'll let you know how it goes. But the ./configure command ends with the message: "configure: error: libpng >= 1.2 is needed to compile inkscape". here on things you run into. Zkusil bych nainstalovat g++ (sudo apt-get install g++) a spustil ./configure znovu.

Uncompress the file. I'm now within the make stage. yes > configure: error: libpng >=3D 1.2 is needed to compile inkscape Have you got libpng-devel installed? news Something doesn't work? - Keeping an eye on the status bar can save you a lot of time!Inkscape FAQ - Learning Resources - Website with tutorials (German and English) Top dotlaboratory

That is what it does. and bug fixes) that make me prefer 0.91. So, you should not build any packages until you have read this entire document. Results 1 to 2 of 2 Thread: Can't install inkscape :( Thread Tools Show Printable Version Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Thus the above "setenv PATH ..." 2: ./configure complains about this at the end, but it does not appear to have any significant consequences. /bin/rm: cannot remove `libtoolT': No such file See Tracking Dependencies.